News Doctors Design New Device to Improve Care for Burn Patients Met with a clinical need to improve care for burn patients, two University of Chicago doctors designed a new device that is now in use at the hospital. A plastic...
News Polsky Announces Finalists for the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global program dedicated to supporting all University of...
News Rosita Longevity wins Alumni New Venture Challenge and $50,000 to Grow Healthy Lifestyle App for Seniors The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a program dedicated to supporting University of Chicago alumni across...
News Steven Kaplan Speaks with Financial Innovator Richard Sandor About Creating New Markets The University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics recently held a conversation between Chicago Booth professor...
Technology Therapeutic Exosomes for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Diseases Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is caused by degradation of the protective myelin sheath that surrounds nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. Current MS therapies only stop the progression of…
News Polsky Supports 13 Teams in Spring Quarter I-Corps Cohort The Polsky Center ran its National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported I-Corps program virtually during the Spring quarter and accepted the largest number of teams of any cohort managed to-date. Polsky supported...
News Four Startups Advance to Spring 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals Four startups innovating in the life sciences, energy, healthcare IT, and medical device spaces will each vie for up to $250,000 in co-investment as finalists in the Spring 2023 cohort...
Program Course Information The PE/VC Lab course equips students with timely practical tools and imparts insights from industry veterans with the ultimate goal of accelerating the apprenticeship process for those aspiring to work...
Program ETA Advisory Committee Comprised of leading operators, investors, and academics in the ETA space, the Polsky Center ETA Advisory Committee is instrumental in providing guidance to the growth and impact of our ETA...
News Innovation Fund Invests $500,000 in Health and Energy Companies The University of Chicago Innovation Fund announced plans to invest up to $500,000 into two companies—Cephalgia Therapeutics and RWEDI water—that are working to combat migraines and increase water efficiency, respectively....
News What’s Up Your Nose May Cure What’s in Your Head The idea that walking in nature is good for your head is not exactly groundbreaking science. But figuring out specifically how outdoor activity alleviates migraines? Now that is. Neurologist Richard...
